After we booked the holiday we decided too get some back ground on the hotel and after reading the first few reviews on this website thought OH MY GOD!!!!!!.

But please don't believe all you read. This hotel was very good indeed( the couple who travelled with us think the Germans have written the bad reviews to keep the English away) as there were only 6 English people there the week we went.

Yes there was not much of a choice of Drink(alcohol) just 3 a German beer that was excellent, Ouzo and Brandy, yes they were served in plastic cups only if you were going to the pool(safety)this is a good idea as I would not care for cut feet etc. But at this hotel there was no queuing at the bar for your drinks as it was help yourself (Great idea we thought)

The service was very good in the resturant and the food was of a good standard. It was served how the Cretans eat it warm but not boiling hot. The waiters were all dressed smartly in uniform not jeans as one person said they were also polite and indeed friendly as were all the staff.

The room we had was excellent spotlessly cleaned every day. In fact the whole hotel was spotlessly clean.

The area in which the hotel was sited was good in fact I would say that the whole holiday was of great value and I would recomend this hotel to any one for any age.

This was the worst holiday we have ever had. Not hard to please, we rarely grumble, but this place brings out the worst in you. The room was nice, but no sea view unless you had a telescope. The food was , well we never went hungry, but repetetive and dull it was.
The pool was very nice, but there really is nothing else there.All inclusive was a joke. Awful coctails in plastic cups which blow away. Dont bother to dress up for dinner, shorts and vests for men, or even no vest as we often saw was the normal thing. Even the surrounding area is a disappointment. Just 2 tiny shops and a taverna, oh and a garage. Beach is stoney, tide is rough. Hotel staff were miserable and unhelpful. Just a holiday we would rather write off. I felt sorry for anyone staying for 2 weeks, as we were glad to escape after one! We were the lucky ones!

My friend and i booked on lastminute and thought that we had a real find in the Chrispy Hotel, the pictures made the reception area look very impressive as did the Hotels own Website. We couldn't have been more wrong. We booked a 4* all inclusive week away for £400.00. When we were driving down the narrow dirt track to get to the Hotel i knew it was not what we had thought.
The food was awful, you had to make sure you went to lunch exactly the time it started serving to make sure it was fresh, everything was uncovered, nothing was labelled so if you have any allergies, good luck.
The all inclusive drinks were a disgrace, the cocktails were undrinkable, the beer was weak and tased like water and it all ends at 11.00pm. I know of one couple who were shouted at for getting a cup of coffee just after 11.00pm - what are they going to do - recycle it!
We were given a warning by the manager for laughing at 11.00pm as the couple over the bar couldn't sleep, bearing in mind they had the cretian dancing and the music was very loud but we were singled out at lunch the next day and were asked the question "is this behaviour going to continue" obviously the Chrispy Hotel is not a place to have fun.
We went out most nights to the local town Platinias, 1 euro on the bus and got a taxi back for around 10 euro, we ate there most of the time as the food was so awful.
We paid the reduced rate for the beach sunbeds at reception, 3 euros and a free bottle of water - we did not get the water and when we sorted ourselves out on a sunbed we were told that you are only allowed to use the last three sunbeds on the end of the strip where all the stones are and they were occupied, if we wanted to stay we had to pay another 5 euros!.
Summing up i would hughly reccommend that you avoid this hotel like the plague.

Arriving at the Chrispy village, expecting 4* luxury AI, the first thing that struck my attention as being strange was the absence of a lift or porter to take the luggage on the third floor. the room was adequate but was charged 5 euros per day for the the luxury of air-condition(which didn't work). There were no handrails on the stairs which is quite dangerous. There were no shampoo or anything except for a little soap and once used was not replaced. As for the food, oh God where do I start. Most awful experience of my life considering i travel a lot. Salad with no refrigeration, no variation, hot food served cold and leftovers are used from lunch to dinner and dinner to lunch day after day. know what I mean!! if you hear Chrispy village or hotel, my advice is to stay at home or find somewhere else.
Thank God for the rest of Crete.